Austin Parnow Landscape Design

Flower color evolved to fulfill a very specific purpose- to catch the eye of winged pollinators. These butterflies and moths, bees and wasps, beetles, flies, bats and birds all see the colors and know that nectar can be found inside, and in return the animals spread pollen so that the plants can reproduce. Although we don't depend on them as a source of food, people are not immune to the same allure of flowers....

Use of Color in the Landscape - Austin Parnow Landscape Design A look at the use of color in residential landscape design and in landscape photography.

As we approach the unofficial end of summer, we hope you had a fun and safe weekend. Enjoy the changing seasons by experiencing the many forms each takes, such as this gorgeous sunset at Goat Rock Beach in Sonoma Coast State Park!

📸 by Austin Parnow at Sonoma Coast State Park via Flickr.

One of the things that drew me to landscape architecture, rather than say architecture, is the organic form. Nature's designs always appealed to me more than man's. But when massed together in a forest or a garden, all of those organic forms can become a bit of a jumble, and your eye needs some help to make sense of it all....

Focal Points in Landscape Composition - Austin Parnow Landscape Design One of the things that drew me to landscape architecture, rather than say architecture, is the organic form. Nature’s designs always appealed to me more than man’s. But when massed together in a forest or […]